Posts by Steve Barnes
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Muse: WHORISH SELF-PROMOTION VS.…, in reply to Jackie Clark,
HAKI is my maori name…
That would be Māori innit?
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Hard News: Science: it's complicated, in reply to James Butler,
How could a gene become dominant if it codes for infertility?
Erm... Magic ;-)
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Up Front: P.A. Story, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
Every time I see OGB I can only think of
Well, I, for one, hope you can find the wherewithall to drag your sorry ass up here for a splendid night on the town or I shall take Pun a tive measures…
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Hard News: How much speech does it take?, in reply to Che Tibby,
the royals can just go GTFO
You Sentimentalist you.
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Hard News: How much speech does it take?, in reply to mark taslov,
When’s your parole hearing?
You're out then?
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Hard News: How much speech does it take?, in reply to webweaver,
Not believing in all that monarchy stuff meself.
I'd rather swear allegiance to Craig ;-)
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Hard News: Science: it's complicated, in reply to Joe Wylie,
Is there any way that an organic crop could contaminate a GM crop?
And make it all Organiky an stuff
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The genes have all been approved and been tested to buggery and back. So the issue becomes if you don’t want to grow GM crops for some reason you have a problem.
If that gene is the one that renders the seeds infertile then, "Huston, we have a prolm" (sic)
In the case of corn, if that gene becomes widespread and dominant then we do have a problem. I hope that is impossible, say it ain't so.... Joe, or Bart. -
Hard News: How much speech does it take?, in reply to Rich Lock,
I do wonder what sort of effect that opprobium has on the psyche of people who aren’t really inclined that way, but who do identify strongly with ‘being english’ and wanting to be proud of themselves.
Proud of an accident of birth? and who are the English if not a product of centuries of conquest and pillage annat?
I have to admit to being rather amused when a friend of mine barged through a crowd crying "let me through, I'm British" and people stepped out of his way, well you would, wouldn't you ;-)
To me, being called English puts me in mind of Mad Dogs.
Also of note, I found it rather pointless having to swear allegiance to the Queen to gain NZ citizenship, me being a Pom an' all. -
As the dreaded RWC ( am I allowed to use those letters without fear of being sued?) rears its ugly head more of Monster McCully's draconian powers come to light.
Want to serve those crowds that happen to be passing your business? It' gonna cost ya
And how about having a few relevant souvenirs in your gift shop?
And, god forbid, you want to advertise your stock of Lion Red, or anything but Heineken) if your shop just happens to be on the road to Eden Park or near any other Game Venue.
"But wait", I hear you call "this is a golden opportunity for us all"
Yes, indeed, a golden opportunity for you to cough up even more of your HEM™ (hard earned money, you know, that sort of money that you don't have to work hard for, the disposable stuff)
It's almost enough to make you want to move to Hamilton to save some of that aforementioned cash, well, almost.
I could go on but I'm sure you get my drift.